The United States is committed to supporting Guyana to strengthen its health systems and improve health outcomes. Through PEPFAR, CDC is working in partnership with the Ministry of Health to achieve HIV epidemic control in Guyana and the Caribbean region.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 25 January, 2023 | Topics: News, PEPFAR, Press Releases | Tags: Health, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR
Remarks as prepared Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch World AIDS Day 2022 HIV/STI Conference December 4, 2022 Honorable Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Health Dr. Tariq Jagnarine, Program Manager, National AIDS Program Secretariat Dr. Luis Codina, PAHO/WHO Representative Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning. As we recently marked World AIDS Day – the 34th since its inception in ...
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 5 December, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches | Tags: Health, PEPFAR
The PEPFAR program is committed to ensuring that all at-risk populations know their HIV status and receive life-saving HIV services. This means focusing on quality, inclusive, and client-centered care – meeting patients where they are, with what they need.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 1 December, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches | Tags: Health, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR
The training was part of the U.S. $1.5 million funding increase announced earlier in 2021 through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 18 November, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Health, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR
The United States has provided Guyana with over US$185 million to fight HIV/AIDS since 2004, mostly through the U.S. President’s Emergency Action for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which is the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 4 October, 2021 | Topics: News, PEPFAR, Press Releases | Tags: Health, PEPFAR
And so, we are thrilled to be able to provide an additional $1.5 million to support the fight against HIV in Guyana. This funding will support the Ministry of Health and civil society partners through September 2022. It is especially timely given COVID-19 and the strain it continues to place on the country’s health system.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 14 May, 2021 | Topics: Ambassador, PEPFAR, Speeches | Tags: Health, PEPFAR
PEPFAR is committed to ensuring that all ages, genders, and at-risk populations know their HIV status and receive life-saving HIV services. This means focusing on quality, inclusive, client-centered care – meeting patients where they are, with what they need.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 12 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Health, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR
World AIDS Day Message 2020 By Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch The U.S. has an unwavering commitment to the fight against HIV in Guyana. Diseases do not recognize borders, as HIV showed us long ago and now COVID-19 has so painfully underscored. And so it is fitting that this year’s World AIDS Day theme is “global ...
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 1 December, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News | Tags: Health, HIV/AIDS, PEPFAR
This project is the local version of PEPFAR’s Local Capacity Initiative. Established in Guyana in 2015, this initiative aims to strengthen the sustainability of national HIV and AIDS responses, through increased advocacy by local Civil Society Organizations. The project directly supports 38 Guyanese Civil Society Organizations that advocate for key and vulnerable populations.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 3 May, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, PEPFAR, Speeches, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Civil Society, PEPFAR
